On Monday, NYU Langone Health announced the appointment of Dr. Alec Kimmelman as their new CEO and dean of New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, marking the end of an extensive national search process.
Kimmelman, who has headed NYU Langone’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center since 2023, will assume his new responsibilities on September 1st, taking over from Dr. Robert Grossman, who is stepping down after 18 years as the leader of the hospital.
“I feel both humbled and enthusiastic about becoming the next CEO and Dean of NYU Langone, and I’m grateful for the trust the Board of Trustees and the search committee have shown in me,” Kimmelman stated.
The announcement made by NYU Langone’s Board of Trustees received praise from board chairman Kenneth Langone, who also served as co-chair of the search committee.
“We are thrilled to appoint Dr. Kimmelman to this role due to his exceptional abilities, extensive leadership background, and commendable integrity,” stated Langone, the billionaire entrepreneur and benefactor who amassed his wealth as co-founder of Home Depot.
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Langone, who graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Business, expressed confidence in Kimmelman’s capability to “expand upon Bob’s legacy and guide our organization into its next stage of innovation and significance.”
Kimmelman emphasized his dedication to sustaining NYU Langone’s outstanding performance in patient care, education, and scientific research—expanding upon the significant advancements achieved during Grossman’s tenure.
Grossman praised his successor for their achievements, notably their pioneering work in molecular oncology.
“During his tenure at NYU Langone, most notably in his role overseeing the Perlmutter Cancer Center, Dr. Kimmelman has significantly reinforced our comprehensive academic healthcare network as a frontrunner in both research and patient care,” stated Grossman.
The incoming board chair, Fiona Druckenmiller, expressed her enthusiasm for working alongside Kimmelman.
“Ken and Dr. Grossman had a daring vision and exceptional collaboration that shaped NYU Langone into what it is now. I look forward to developing a comparable professional relationship with Dr. Kimmelman,” she said.
Under Grossman’s guidance, NYU Langone transformed from a local hospital into a nationally renowned academic health care system—reaching yearly earnings of $14.2 billion and experiencing considerable growth.
Recently, the network launched a new hospital in Suffolk County and started developing plans for an extensive outpatient facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Nonetheless, a suggested $3 billion initiative to construct an advanced NYU Langone medical facility at Nassau Community College has been suspended indefinitely because of “external elements that have created challenges which might be too difficult to surmount.”
Last week, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stated.
The 89-year-old Langone
has contributed a minimum of $400 million
According to NYU Langone Health, this includes $100 million in 2008 and an additional $100 million in 2018.
to facilitate free-of-charge medical schooling
and $200 million in 2023 to support scholarship programs at NYU Long Island School of Medicine.
His wider charitable efforts also encompass a donation of $10 million to NYU’s MBA program along with more than $5 million to the Animal Medical Center in New York.
For three years running, NYU Langone Health has secured the highest position as recognized by Vizient, Inc., placing first amongst all comprehensive academic medical centers across the country.
It similarly garnered notable acclaim in the national hospital rankings.
In the 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report,
NYU Langone received an Honors distinction.
from the list of the nation’s top 20 hospitals.
Significantly, it maintained the top spot in both neurology and neurosurgery for the third straight year, along with excelling in pulmonology and lung surgery.
The organization similarly claimed the number two spot nationwide for cardiology, heart surgery, and vascular surgery, while securing positions within the top five in multiple additional fields such as urology, geriatrics, orthopedics, rehabilitation, diabetes and endocrinology, along with gastroenterology and GI surgery.